【推荐2】Do you know Guangzhou? In Guangzhou, there are many ________ going around the city, and it costs people only 1 or 2 yuan to take a bus. So many people ________ taking a bus to school or to work. But ________ an old man gets on the bus, do you often give your seat to him?

Some people on the bus don’t like to help the old people. They just close their ________, listening to music without looking at the old people. Some turn their faces to look out of the ________. When the bus driver keeps asking them to help the old people, they don’t ________ him.

However, we should help each other, because we may ________ others’ help one day. Next time, please try to help others on the bus. You can let the old people get on the bus ________ you. You can give your seat to an old man. And you can also give your seat to a ________ with a baby. Then all the people will have a ________ life.

Tom is a four - year - old child. He is studying at college because he is too intelligent for school. Tom has computer lessons at the West London Institute. He ______ well before he was one year old. When he was eighteen months old, he took telephone messages for his parents. At the age of two, he began to learn French. The strange thing about Tom is that he taught himself to read even ______ he could speak. His father said, "We were so surprised that he could read so soon. And he ______ my spelling if I made mistakes."

When Tom went to school, his teachers just gave him pictures to colour and toys to play with and didn't have time to prepare special lessons for him. Tom tried two different schools, but he was ______ and unhappy. Then his parents decided that he couldn’t stay at a/an ______ school, but they had no idea what to ______ him. Then the West London Institute offered to help. Tom spends some of his time there, and also studies at home. Now he reads newspapers every day, and he can play the violin very well. His father said, “ Tom is our life. He is a clever child and we want to help him in every way."

On a Saturday morning, I went camping in Green Natural Park with some friends. We were happy because it was a sunny day. All the way there, we sang songs and made jokes.

_________, in the afternoon, when we finished our picnic at one o’clock, it was dark and windy. Soon, it started to rain. Unluckily, none of us brought a (n) _________, We ran about but couldn’t find any places to _________.

Twenty minutes passed and it was still raining. There was a long way to go _________ we reached the campsite(野营地). It was even _________ because our compass(指南针)showed that we went the wrong way.

We had to make a quick _________ because it was raining heavily. Chris said we could set up a tent to hide in, so Mary and Tom _________ to set up the tent. Chris and I tried to make a fire to keep us warm. But we were not able to light the fire, because everything was _________. We dried ourselves, talked and waited inside the tent. At about five o’clock, it stopped raining. We decided to _________ the camping trip because all of us were very tired.

This camping trip might not be very __________ but we got to know each other better. And the most important thing I’ve learned from this trip is the importance of team spirit.

It is not always easy to discover yourself. From a young age, I had a strong sense of who I would become, but something ______ happened and changed everything. To me, skating was more important than anything else in the world. Nothing else filled my heart with so much joy. I had no social life or other interests ______ skating. I spent 24 hours a week developing my skills. And I was paid back with first place medals in almost every competition.

Unluckily, during one competition, I fell. I felt a terrible ______ in my leg. The doctor told me that I ______ skate anymore. My love for skating had been taken away. I didn’t want to talk with ______ and I lost heart. After eight months, I looked at the mirror and I really felt sad about myself. When my poor face was ______ in the mirror, I knew something had to change. Instead of sitting around and wasting my days, I began to work with local service projects. ______ I volunteered as a swimming teacher for kids, I knew who I wanted to become. I ______ stepped out and rebuilt my confidence (自信).

Sometimes, challenges will ______ our life. We can choose to stay behind or try to get past these challenges. My accident was a challenge which ______ to stop me from reaching success.

Today, I’m a very confident and optimistic (乐观的) person.

【推荐3】Helping others always brings you something. I didn’t know that until one day when I was going to my ________ school.

It was a cold and snowy morning after the winter vacation. Actually, it was my ________ day at my new school. It was early and there weren’t many people on the road. A girl who was on a bike ________ me quickly. She was riding on snowy ice when suddenly she fell off her bike just a few steps in front of me. She was trying hard to get up, ________ fell again. Without thinking, I went over and helped her stand up. She said “Thank you” with a smile and then rode away. The words “Thank you” ________ me and this small event made me feel less nervous about my new school.

________, I got to school. The teacher led me to the classroom and asked me to sit down ________ a girl. I was so nervous. I knew some of the students were looking at me but I didn’t dare (敢于) to look at ________. Soon the first class started. It was English. They used a different textbook from my old school’s and I didn’t have a copy. As I was wondering what to do, a ________ appeared in front of me. “Let’s share,” the girl next to me said. “Hi, I’m Cindy.” I ________. It was the girl I helped in the morning. What a surprise!

From then on, we became good friends. She was my first and best friend at my new school. Helping her also helped me find a friend.